Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
August 14, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bernazard 2b 6 1 2 0
  Gallego pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Davis rf 4 0 1 1
Canseco lf 6 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 6 3 3 2
Murphy cf 4 1 2 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 2
Steinbach c 5 1 2 2
Griffin ss 4 0 0 0
Polonia dh 2 0 0 0
  Henderson ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 7 12 7
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 0 0 0
  Miller ph,rf 2 0 2 1
White rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Downing dh 5 1 1 1
DeCinces 3b 5 1 2 0
Hendrick lf 4 1 2 0
  Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Boone c 5 1 1 2
  Howell ph 1 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 5 1 2 0
Schofield 2b 3 1 2 1
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
  McLemore 2b 1 0 0 0
Polidor ss 5 0 2 1
Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Buice p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 6 14 6
Oakland 000 032 001 0017123
California 030 001 101 0006141
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young   7.0 9 5 5 1 1
  Howell   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Cadaret   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Lamp   1.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Leiper   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Rodriguez  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
14
6
6
4
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   5.2 5 5 5 1 3
  Finley   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Minton   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Lucas   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Buice  L (5-4) 2.2 4 1 1 0 3
Totals
12.0
12
7
7
3
9

  E–M Davis 2 (8), Young (1), Pettis (6).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland McGwire (14,off Sutton); Bernazard (23,off Buice), California Hendrick (9,off Young); Boone (15,off Young); Joyner (24,off Howell); Miller (4,off Leiper).  HR–Oakland Steinbach (12,5th inning off Sutton 1 on, 1 out); McGwire (39,6th inning off Sutton 1 on, 2 out), California Downing (22,6th inning off Young 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Murphy (1,off Minton); DeCinces (2,off Lamp).  SF–Lansford (3,off Sutton).  IBB–Jones (2,by Lamp).  SB–M Davis (12,2nd base off Buice/Boone).  CS–Griffin (9,2nd base by Sutton/Boone); Murphy (2,2nd base by Buice/Boone); White (9,2nd base by Young/Steinbach).  BK–Young (1).  IBB–Lamp (2,Jones).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–4:07.  A–36,616.
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